WC Downhill at Whiteface?

Coach Z wrote

Do you think there was public skiing during the Olympics and that anyone but a spoiled teenager cared?

Yes (but limited), and no.

Still the Olympics are a much bigger event than a WC is.

I have to respect ORDA for putting on a WC at Whiteface.  The more the merrier, that's what that mountain was built for.  As for Mt van Hoevenberg.  In the mid-late 90s, thy had a couple of national championships and Oly trials for the 1998 Games.  You weren't going out on East Mountain or Ladies 5 unless you were wearing a number.

They don't have one planned.  This thread is just speculation for if they were to have one, what the event would be like.

Whiteface obviously is capable of running a big race. I think the only problem would be the early season aspect. Nobody makes snow like killington. They just have more capacity and firepower then anybody else around here. It's funny, I actually showed up at Whiteface in the middle of the Good Will Games in 2000. I had no idea they were happening before I headed up. It was a disaster, basically a mini Olympics. Everywhere I turned there were fences and closed trails. That'll learn me to plan ahead.

I remember that.  It was Presidents week I think and we had no one to teach becuase people were there for the event not skiing.  Closed most of the Mt down.

If I were a local and it was snowing and conditions were good I would be really bummed out about that.

Whiteface did offer vouchers for people that weren't happy. I took one but I didn't ever get back to Whiteface that year. I had a pretty severe killington habit af the time.

Whiteface is still homologated to run a WC downhill off the summit

freshyslayer wrote

Whiteface is still homologated to run a WC downhill off the summit

Only mountain in the Eastern US (Canada too??).  IMHO, that in and of itself is pretty damn cool!  

I think Le Massif can also, but maybe it's only an SG.

DH for both. (A denotes men & women).

Slope                 Discipline           start   finish   valid until
La Charlevoix     DH        A           721     44     01-11-2017

I saw this on the USSA newsletter that came this morning so I looked up what had recently passed homologation.

Of note it had the added Superstar course at Killington and some surprises at WF

besides the Work Cup DH and SG added in 2016 it includes a GS course on the Upper Mt - Skyward/Webers/Cloudspin listed at 381m ~1300 vert feet which would not bring it to the bottom - it would end at the bottom of Victoria I would guess.

http://alpine.usskiteam.com/sites/default/files/documents/athletics/compservices/2016-17/documents/I%20-%20valid%202017-18%20at%20Apr%202017.pdf

in case you are bored at work and want to learn more about this
http://alpine.usskiteam.com/alpine-programs/officials/homologations